Gluten-free pancakes - also dairy and egg free!

I've been making pancakes with just self-raising flour and water for a while now. Yesterday I thought I'd try it with gluten-free f...

Breadmaking at Children's Centres

Saturday 14th April 2012. Lovely session at the Hollies, Taunton, this morning with around 10 or so families. My intention in these sessions...

STUFFED MUSHROOM PARCELS (mushrooms en croute)

Sunday 15th April 2012. Made this again today. (Full recipe further down the post) The dough: 1 mug flour 1 tsp bouillon powder 1 tsp smoked...

Pretzels

(Makes 8 medium size) Ingredients : 300g strong white flour 100g rye flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 heaped teaspoon fresh yeast 250m...

Breadmaking with the grandchildren

Monday 9th April. Alfie again made some spicy fruit buns with me for them to take home with them. We made 16 - smaller ones than last time....

Gluten-free, egg-free, parkin

This is a variation on my vegan parkin recipe - simply substituting gluten-free flour for the wholemeal and increasing the baking powder sl...

Hot cross buns with Alfie

My 6-year-old grandson, Alfie, was keen to make some buns with me. Earlier in the day I'd soaked some dried fruit in anticipation, and, ...

HOMEMADE VEGAN CHEESE

Sunday 8th April. Gave a taste to my son this morning, who reported that it was similar to brickdust! It's true it's a little gritty...

3 WAYS TO MAKE A BASIC LOAF OF BREAD

There are several methods I use to make a loaf of bread, depending on how much time I have available. Method A uses the traditional flour to...